According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were conducted on October 26 following reports about the presence of militants belonging to what it described as the Indian proxy group Fitna al-Hindustan.
In the first operation in Kachhi district, security forces raided a suspected terrorist hideout after an exchange of fire, killing seven militants, the ISPR said.
In a separate operation in Wadh district, security forces tracked and intercepted the movement of suspected militants. An intense exchange of fire resulted in the deaths of two more, according to the military’s statement.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from those killed in both operations, the ISPR added.
The statement said sanitisation operations were under way in the areas to locate and eliminate any remaining militants.
It added that counterterrorism operations under the Azm-e-Istehkam initiative would continue at full pace. The initiative was approved by the Federal Apex Committee under the National Action Plan and aims to counter what the military describes as foreign-sponsored terrorism.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in militant attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021.
The country recorded its highest monthly number of militant attacks in 12 years in September 2026.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged Kabul to prevent militant groups from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan. Pakistani authorities maintain that the Afghan Taliban government has not taken effective action against groups responsible for attacks on Pakistani security forces and civilians.
